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Westfield High

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2024 Official Accountability Report - Westfield High

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Westfield (03250000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I School

SCHOOL
Westfield High (03250505)

GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

REGION
West/Central

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Moderate progress toward targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
47% - Moderate progress toward targets	19

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2023	2024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	64%	36%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)	47%
	Moderate progress toward targets

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		All students (High school grades)			Lowest performing students (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Achievement total	2	12	40.0	4	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	20.0	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	3	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	5	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	4	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	2	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	6	8	10.0	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		3.6	10.0	-	3.6	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		36%		-	35%		-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		36%

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		All students (High school grades)			Lowest performing students (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	9	12	40.0	-	-	-
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Growth total	5	8	20.0	-	-	-
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	4	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	3	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Advanced coursework completion	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	7	8	10.0	-	-	-
Weighted total		6.4	10.0	-	-	-	-
Percentage of possible points		64%		-	-		-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		64%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2023	2024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	63%	25%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)	40%
	Moderate progress toward targets

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High Needs Student Group (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	0	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	2	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	3	4	-
	High school completion total	5	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	4	4	-
	Additional indicators total	8	8	10.0
Weighted total		2.7	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		25%		-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		25%

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High Needs Student Group (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	4	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-
	Achievement total	10	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	0	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	1	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-
	High school completion total	1	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	2	4	-
	Additional indicators total	6	8	10.0
Weighted total		6.7	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		63%		-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		63%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2023 Achievement	2024 Achievement	Change	2024 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	503.1	499.4	-3.7	505.0	224	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	473.8	474.2	0.4	478.9	49	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs	492.9	490.0	-2.9	497.2	124	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Low Income	493.5	492.4	-1.1	498.4	103	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	476.8	478.8	2.0	480.0	58	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	489.1	489.0	-0.1	492.8	46	1	Path Forward: No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	506.7	501.6	-5.1	511.8	155	0	Path Forward: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2023 Achievement	2024 Achievement	Change	2024 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	498.1	495.3	-2.8	502.2	226	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	477.2	471.1	-6.1	482.3	48	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	490.6	485.5	-5.1	494.8	124	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Low Income	491.1	488.0	-3.1	494.9	103	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	479.5	472.9	-6.6	483.6	58	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	487.0	485.5	-1.5	490.8	46	0	Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	501.0	498.2	-2.8	505.0	157	0	Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2023 Achievement	2024 Achievement	Change	2024 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	492.3	492.6	0.3	495.1	207	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	470.8	471.4	0.6	474.7	49	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs	485.0	484.0	-1.0	488.3	108	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Low Income	485.7	486.3	0.6	488.9	88	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	473.2	474.0	0.8	475.7	52	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	483.0	484.1	1.1	485.8	41	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	494.3	494.3	0.0	497.5	145	1	Recovery Path: No Change

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2024 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	42.2	212	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	43.8	49	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	43.0	113	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	4	-	-
Low Income	42.0	96	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	39.8	54	1	Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	9	-	-
Black or African American	-	7	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	32.2	45	1	Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	4	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	43.6	146	2	Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2024 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	45.1	213	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	44.3	48	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	40.8	113	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	4	-	-
Low Income	40.3	96	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	35.2	54	1	Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	9	-	-
Black or African American	-	7	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	41.8	45	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	4	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	47.3	147	2	Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	90.4	90.9	0.5	94.9	242	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	82.9	84.4	1.5	88.0	135	2	Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Low Income	81.8	84.3	2.5	87.1	121	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	78.3	79.2	0.9	87.4	53	2	Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	86.0	79.1	-6.9	92.4	43	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	90.5	93.7	3.2	94.4	175	2	Improved Below Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2021 Rate (%)	2022 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	95.9	91.7	-4.2	95.0	303	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	90.5	85.4	-5.1	94.1	164	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Low Income	89.7	83.8	-5.9	94.0	148	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	90.9	84.1	-6.8	95.0	69	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	97.3	88.0	-9.3	95.0	50	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	95.7	91.8	-3.9	95.0	231	0	Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	2.4	2.2	-0.2	2.2	1,017	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	4.9	4.2	-0.7	4.4	497	3	Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	57	-	-
Low Income	5.4	4.4	-1.0	4.9	412	3	Met Target
Students with Disabilities	5.9	5.7	-0.2	5.3	193	1	No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	30	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	27	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	2.9	4.9	2.0	2.6	203	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	36	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	2.4	1.5	-0.9	2.2	720	4	Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	5.1	12.5	7.4	6.6	48	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Low Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	31.7	30.3	-1.4	28.7	991	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	42.3	46.9	4.6	35.4	49	0	Declined
High Needs	47.8	42.4	-5.4	44.2	528	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	85	-	-
Low Income	51.3	44.8	-6.5	47.3	455	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	55.0	50.7	-4.3	51.2	207	3	Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	32	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	52.7	47.5	-5.2	48.8	200	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	41	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	25.8	24.6	-1.2	22.2	694	2	Improved Below Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	58.6	65.0	6.4	63.4	506	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	36.1	45.3	9.2	41.2	245	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	41	-	-
Low Income	36.3	44.7	8.4	41.6	208	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	19.4	26.0	6.6	24.9	96	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	25.9	38.4	12.5	32.4	99	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	65.1	71.0	5.9	69.9	359	4	Exceeded Target

Assessment participation - All students
Group	English language arts					Mathematics					Science
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
All Students	244	239	98	Yes	1	244	241	99	Yes	1	244	242	99	Yes	1

Assessment participation - Student Group
Group	English language arts		Mathematics		Science		Overall
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	Enrolled	Assessed	Enrolled	Assessed	Total Enrolled	Total Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
High Needs	142	139	142	139	142	141	426	419	98	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	19	19	19	19	18	18	56	-	-	-	-
Low Income	119	117	119	117	119	119	357	353	99	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	62	61	62	61	62	61	186	183	98	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	-	-	-	-
Asian	12	12	12	12	12	12	36	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	7	7	7	7	7	7	21	-	-	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	50	50	51	50	51	51	152	151	99	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	5	5	5	5	5	5	15	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	169	164	168	166	168	166	505	496	98	Yes	1

About this report

About the Data

Overall classification: All Massachusetts districts and schools with sufficient data are classified into one of two accountability categories: districts and schools requiring assistance or intervention, and districts and schools not requiring assistance or intervention. The reason(s) for the district's or school's classification are noted on this report.

Progress toward improvement targets: The criterion-referenced target percentage combines multiple years of data related to achievement, growth, high school completion, English learner progress, advanced coursework completion, and chronic absenteeism into a single number between 0 and 100. For a group to be considered to be meeting targets it must have a cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage of 75% or higher.

The annual criterion-referenced target percentage is calculated by dividing the weighted total points earned by the weighted total possible points. The calculation for each is displayed below.

Weighted total of points earned = (Total achievement points earned x Achievement weight) + (Total growth points earned x Growth weight) + (Total high school completion points earned x high school completion weight) + (EL progress points earned x EL progress weight) + (Total additional indicator points earned x Additional indicator weight)

The cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage represents a weighted average of the annual criterion-referenced target percentages. At a minimum, a group must have an annual criterion-referenced target percentage for the most recent year in order to receive a cumulative percentage.

Accountability percentile: An accountability percentile between 1 and 99 is reported for most schools. This number is an indication of the school's overall performance relative to other schools that serve similar grades, and is calculated using multiple years of data for all accountability indicators. School percentiles are not calculated for districts.

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